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            Yes
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    <h2 class="element-name">
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        param
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    <div class="element-description">
      <p>Defines a <strong>parameter</strong> for an <code>&lt;object&gt;</code> element.</p>

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      <div id="param-example-0" class="example">
        <p class="example-label">
          <strong>Example:</strong>
          <a class="example-clipboard" data-tooltip="Click to copy code" data-clipboard-target="#param-example-0-code">Copy</a>
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        <article class="example-preview">
            <div class="example-output"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/assets/golf.swf" width="800" height="360">
  <param name="movie" value="/assets/golf.swf">
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent">
  <p>You need to enable Flash to view this content.</p>
</object></div>
          <div id="param-example-0-code" class="example-code">{% highlight html %}<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/assets/golf.swf" width="800" height="360">
  <param name="movie" value="/assets/golf.swf">
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent">
  <p>You need to enable Flash to view this content.</p>
</object>{% endhighlight %}</div>
        </article>
      </div>

    <article id="param-name" class="attribute">
      <header class="attribute-header">
        <h3 class="attribute-name">
          <code class="tag" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="name">
            name
          </code>
        </h3>
        <div class="attribute-description">
          <p>The name of the parameter.</p>

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      </header>

      <div class="attribute-values">
          <article id="param-name-movie" class="value">
            <header class="value-header">
                <h4 class="value-name">
                  <code class="tag" data-tooltip="Click to copy name=&quot;movie&quot;" data-clipboard-text="name=&quot;movie&quot;">
                      "movie"
                  </code>
                </h4>
              <div class="value-description">
                <p>The object is a movie which needs the URL of a <code>.swf</code> file.</p>

              </div>
            </header>
            <aside class="value-preview">
              <div class="value-output"><param  name="movie"></param></div>
            </aside>
          </article>
          <article id="param-name-wmode" class="value">
            <header class="value-header">
                <h4 class="value-name">
                  <code class="tag" data-tooltip="Click to copy name=&quot;wmode&quot;" data-clipboard-text="name=&quot;wmode&quot;">
                      "wmode"
                  </code>
                </h4>
              <div class="value-description">
                <p>How the background of the object is handled.</p>

              </div>
            </header>
            <aside class="value-preview">
              <div class="value-output"><param  name="wmode"></param></div>
            </aside>
          </article>
          <article id="param-name-allowfullscreen" class="value">
            <header class="value-header">
                <h4 class="value-name">
                  <code class="tag" data-tooltip="Click to copy name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot;" data-clipboard-text="name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot;">
                      "allowFullScreen"
                  </code>
                </h4>
              <div class="value-description">
                <p>If the object is allowed to go fullscreen.</p>

              </div>
            </header>
            <aside class="value-preview">
              <div class="value-output"><param  name="allowFullScreen"></param></div>
            </aside>
          </article>
      </div>
    </article>
    <article id="param-value" class="attribute">
      <header class="attribute-header">
        <h3 class="attribute-name">
          <code class="tag" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="value">
            value
          </code>
        </h3>
        <div class="attribute-description">
          <p>The value attached to the parameter.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <div class="attribute-values">
          <article id="param-value-assetsgolfswf" class="value">
            <header class="value-header">
                <h4 class="value-name">
                  <code class="tag" data-tooltip="Click to copy value=&quot;/assets/golf.swf&quot;" data-clipboard-text="value=&quot;/assets/golf.swf&quot;">
                      "/assets/golf.swf"
                  </code>
                </h4>
              <div class="value-description">
                <p>If the parameter is <code>movie</code>, the  value is the URL to file.</p>

              </div>
            </header>
            <aside class="value-preview">
              <div class="value-output"><param  value="/assets/golf.swf"></param></div>
            </aside>
          </article>
          <article id="param-value-transparent" class="value">
            <header class="value-header">
                <h4 class="value-name">
                  <code class="tag" data-tooltip="Click to copy value=&quot;transparent&quot;" data-clipboard-text="value=&quot;transparent&quot;">
                      "transparent"
                  </code>
                </h4>
              <div class="value-description">
                <p>If the parameter is <code>wmode</code>, the  value is either <code>window</code>, <code>direct</code>, <code>transparent</code>, <code>opaque</code>, or <code>gpu</code>.</p>

              </div>
            </header>
            <aside class="value-preview">
              <div class="value-output"><param  value="transparent"></param></div>
            </aside>
          </article>
      </div>
    </article>
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